States are seeing startling increases in opioid overdoses

Aired: 3/5/2018 | 0:04:30 | Clip

The opioids crisis appears to be deepening across the country. That’s according to a stark new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that found that emergency room visits for suspected overdoses rose by an average of 30 percent in a year. William Brangham joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the report and what experts see as the best way to combat the epidemic.